Zero-coupon Security and STRIP
Definition
A zero-coupon security is a bond that makes no interest payments, paying the investor only the face value at redemption.
A bond STRIP is a zero-coupon bond created by separating each coupon payment and principal payment due from a coupon-bearing bond and allowing each cashflow to be traded as a separate zero-coupon bond.
How are they used?
Zero-coupon security
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